Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-19
GENERAL Markets.
Produce and Provisions.

ST. LOUIS, MO-, May IS Flour-Quiet, but
steady and firm. Wheat-Lower, with the
below yesterday; No. ? red cash S5]sc bid
June SAKE; July Ia GSl15c, clOsiag at SIG;
August 500 GSl55c, closing at SOz5c bid;
September S215GS25Sc, closing at s2'sc. Corn
weak and declined &C early, but closed firm
cash 3Sc asked; May BIC bid; June 1890 bid;
July 372lc, asked to 3Sc, closing at 5Sc; August
3S}4 C bio. Oats-May firm, other options easier
6 6Ii9 J1ig g-! &c. N august O 245c. Corn
meal active 81 Is. Whisky steady at 81 O5.
Provisions dull and heavy all round.
Pork-Old mess Sl4 90; irregular new SIS 10.
La So 45G6 80. Dry salt meats, boxed, shout
ders s. so; long clears 81 l215 clear ribs 81 goa
%; short clear 81 375{ Bacon-BOXed
shoulders So l251G6 p; long clears 81 S567 80 !;
clear ribs 81 S71z07 90; short clears S. lOGS %.
Hams steady at Sll 25Gl4 90 Afternoon
board-WheaI easier; June s4sIS425c; July
SI35c; August SO@0Sl. Corn quiet; July 377sc.
Oats steady.
CHICAGO, ILL, May lS.-Prevalling condi
lions to day at opening were much the same as
yesterday. Cables report were firm, ard re
ported an upward tendency in wheat at Liver
pool. The crowd were undecided at the open
ing and prices were higher than the close of
yesterday. June started at sec, but the major
ity of the crowd were disposed to sell. prices
tluG uated rapidly in the first few minutes,
but Kept on The down side of $50 for June. 1oWu
ever, It WIS not allowed to go below SsIEG. 4
half hour after the session opened few of the
boldest traders in the pit started In to find
They commenced offering June wheat at an &c
or &c below the market. When they started
June was sS]sc, and when they stopped the
market WAS S7zSGSSc. To accomplish this break
of over &c they did not dispose f over CO., 600 or
10000 bushels al told. This very plainly
demonstrated that the clique was standing
from under for the time, and was allowing
the market to take It's own course.
At about Sc June wheat found bottom figures
and also little SUPPORT from the crowd, but the
clique left IT severely alone. Trading between
no md 1Ttl rnrfnn
for June hung between ss6SS5Sc during
the whole time. These conditions
also prevailed during the afternoon
session, and June wheat closed at SS46SS5sc.
Corn was weak at the opening, July starting
at fl C and sold o 4l04l15c in the first hours
trading. and afterward In sympathy with wheat
this figure ana 4l2Sc, closing at Ale for the July
option. Provisions opened fraction lower.
July ribs started at ST 2715, sold down to 81 p,
and later In sympathy with wheat declined to
somewhat, and July ribs closed at 81 22Is
July lard opened at So S2ii, continued weak
during the balance of session, and closed at
Sc 20. The leading futures closed RS follows
Wheat, No. 2, May size; June ssHc; July
S53c; August S3zc Corn-No. ,, May 3SHc;
June 394c; July 4lc; August 4l7SC. Mess
June s. IS; July Sc 65; August Sc SIS. Short
ribs, per 100 pounds May and June 81 10;
July 81 22h; August 81 325s. Cash quotations.
Flour-Prices firm and unchanged; No spring
3s4Ic. Mess pork 81 30. Lard Sc 62js. Short
ribs sides (loosel s. 6065 20; short clear sides
(boXed) 81 5067 So.
NEW YORK, May Is.-Flour-Market firm and
unchanged. Wheat, spot lots q a &c lower and
active; options opened about ste dy; later they
ruled easier and declined = a sc, closing heavy
at bottom rates; speculation moderately active;
spot No red $3.50 at store and elevator; May
96}S 69Tc, closing at 96}5C; June 9654C, closing
at $3.50; July So. ass l5-16c. closing at 953sc;
August 92lz G931sc, closing at 92Hc Corn
Spot generally steady and moderately active;
options b6Sc low and dull, closing heavy;
No. 2, May 472I 34Sc, closing 47zsc; July 477sG
4Sc, closed 4sc August IS l6G 49C, closed 49Ic.
Coffee-Spot fair; Rio strong at 1910;
Options active again and higher; sales 1913
bags; May 81 25Gl7 40; June 81 35Gl7 20; July
ST. 5O01S 90; August ST. 750lS Is; September
S7 GOALS %; october SlSGlS 81: November
SIS 056ls so; December SIS I5Gls so; January
SIS 20Gs 60; February SIS so; March SIS 45
April SIS 406lS co. Sugar steady, with moder
ate inquiry Muscovado 4 1-l6c; refined quiet;
G 42SG4Hc; extra @ 45sG5c; white extra 4zl0
425c; yellow 45S64i4c; off \ 595 ! Ice; mould
A SIC; standard a 5-l6c; confectioneTs' A
5 9-l6G5Xc; cut loaf and crushed 61-16G614c;
powdered 5zsG6c; granulated 3 69-lC0G53Sci
cubes steady molasses sugar 4I4c; centIlfugaf
SIC. Molasses quiet and firm. Pork Sqslet
and generally steady; mess So 25G l5sss old
Sl5 566 8 90. New cut meats firm, Lard 5dxssl
points lower and moderately actipesspot guos5'4
tations: June So 9s07 90; July 81 o6as %, -